armin laschet and friedrich merz. armin laschet and friedrich merz.ice. he is a very popular chap, actually. he is a very popular chap, actually. he leads the state of which the most popular one in germany. he made much in his campaign and into des's speech and before the vote that of the three candidates he is the only one in government right now. he talked about the day to day experience he has in dealing with all of the challenges that the three candidates were talking about. the question now, of course, is whether the party will indeed put him forward as their chancellor candidate in september. we are going to have to wait and see. they won't make a final decision on that person until the spring. let's speak again to professor andreas rodder who's an historian at johannes gutenberg university of mainz. hejoins me now. thank you very much for coming back. we talked a bit about armin laschet plus mega significance. before we talk a bit more about him, let's reflect on angela merkel. —— armin laschet�*s significance. angela merkel has seen off us pre

— laschet has this? within the cdu, the -a , laschet has this?ty, there are lots - laschet has this? within the cdu, the party, there are lots of - the party, there are lots of divisions, frankly. but all polls have shown that armin laschet, or rather a centrist angle is wanted by the public. the problem is, i guess, armin laschet is not very exciting, he is not spectacular or anything, but it seems like, especially in these times, that is exactly what public wants. if he, though, will really succeed angela merkel, is a different question. if you will become the chancellor of germany, i am not so sure. it is become the chancellor of germany, i am not so sure-— am not so sure. it is funny say he is not exciting, _ am not so sure. it is funny say he is not exciting, because - am not so sure. it is funny say he is not exciting, because with i am not so sure. it is funny say he is not exciting, because with all. is not exciting, because with all respect, many would say angela merkel is not either. but that might be why she's so successful. but he is

mr laschet speaks fluent french and his wife is of belgian heritage.mage, highlighting that his father worked down a mine. well, in a speech, mr laschet told delegates he wanted a strong european germany as a leader in the world. translation: the germany | | envision is a european germany — leading the world by excellence, example, and humanity. i'm saying it loud and clear. we will not let right—wing terrorists and troublemakers destroy our country. well, our berlin correspondent jenny hill explained that despite his victory, it's far from certain that armin laschet will succeed angela merkel as german chancellor. he is certainly in the running. is he guaranteed to go forward as the party's candidate for chancellor? certainly not. it is probably worth me pointing out that actually he has notjust replaced angela merkel as party leader. she stood aside from that role a couple of years ago now in what at the time was seen as mrs merkel trying to affect an orderly transition of power. at the time, a woman was elected to the party leadership and, at the ti

much surprise at armin laschet�*s success? much surprise at armin laschet's success?se at armin laschet's success? ., ., , success? hard to say. most people thou~ht it success? hard to say. most people thought it would _ success? hard to say. most people thought it would be _ success? hard to say. most people thought it would be as _ success? hard to say. most people thought it would be as it _ success? hard to say. most people thought it would be as it was, - success? hard to say. most people thought it would be as it was, a - thought it would be as it was, a run—off between armin laschet and friedrich, who had come back into politics after a good decade away having been sidelined by angela merkel some time ago within the party. armin laschet is a popular choice. he is a popular chap. he leads germany's most populous state. he made much of the fact that of the three candidates he is the only one who is in government right now. he talked a lot about the day—to—day experience he has in dealing with all of the challenges all the three candidates were talking about. the

armin laschet has won the right to lead germany's christian democrats. translation: the germany | | invision is a european germany, leading the world by excellence, example and humanity. i'm saying it loud and clear. we will not let right—wing terrorists and trouble makers destroy our country. like angela merkel, the 59—year—old is a fellow centrist on economic policy, a strong defender of keeping germany's borders open to migrants. he shares a similarly non—combative approach in dealing with russia and china and is enthusiastic about eu integration. the cdu will continue with policy that merkel has led over the last 15 years. but to follow angela merkel and become the conservative bloc�*s candidate for chancellor, laschet has to win another contest in spring, facing potential rivals such as markus soder, the popular leader of his sister party, the christian social union. whoever succeeds mrs merkel then faces the public in september's general election. current rival parties or possible coalition partners like the greens welcome laschet�*s win, but with

laschet can reunite the party.t of ten write him to be a good head of the party, but they are very unsure whether he managed to keep the party together >> just to round out the conversation, i want to ask you just in general how the polling looks right now in terms of the approval of how the government has handled the coronavirus situation? how are things looking >> yeah, we saw a year in 2020 where the germans were very satisfied with the government and the way they were handling the corona situation they got approval ratings for that, up 60% in the past month now with the second or even third wave of corona in germany, we see the approval rates dropping a little bit. it's still every second person who thinks the government does a good job but it's way less than six months ago >> i will leave it there thank you so much for joining us to shed some light on what the polls are telling us co-founder and ceo of sivy thank you for joining as well. >>> i want to bring you some fresh comments we just got crossing the wire

winds of change, germany's christian democrats elect armin laschet as the successor to chancellor angelaerkel, we take a look at what that means for the eurozone�*s biggest economy. and asjoe biden gets ready to move into the white house, we take a look at his plans to rebuild the country's infrastructure and slowing economy. let's start with china, because in the past few hours the world's second biggest economy has just released it's latest economic data. the country's economy grew by 6.5% in the fourth quarter compared to a year ago. that was slightly higher than many analysts had been predicting, with the markets forecasting that figure to be around 6%. and for the whole of 2020, the chinese economy grew by 2.3%, which is its slowest pace since 1976. however very few countries are expected to show any signs of growth at all, given the damaging effects of covid—19. we're nowjoined by beijing by yue su who's an economist at the economist intelligence unit. this intelligence unit. figure, will it be seen as success , this figure, will it be seen as success, relief, disappointment? succe

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let me get your take first on laschet who did not have a stellar record.ealing what the pandemic. an interesting pick because he has done so poorly in those terms. carsten: it is but i don't think he was elected because of his track record during the pandemic. he was elected because he stands for continuity. staying in the political center of germany. this is why the two alternatives would have shifted the party more to the political right. that was too much of an experiment for many delegates. they clearly chose continuity after angela merkel. anna: continuity in that sense but also in terms of the fiscal conversations happening in germany and the amount of money that is or is not going to be thrown at companies struggling or around europe in the sense of the amount of cash required. does it change anything fiscally in germany? carsten: it will depend on whether laschet becomes the candidate to lead the party into the elections or whether we could get the bavarian minister president leading the party into the elections. the party leader clearly trying to

armin laschet closely resembles angela merkel in policy and style. his leadership over the ruling party doesn't guarantee he will be nominated next chancellor, but puts him in position for the job and gives him a key role in shaping the policies of the next government. a putin critic has been arrested on his return to moscow following treatment in germany for poisoning. he was met by officers at passport control as he landed sunday. according to the state-run news agency, he was detained for violating the terms of a suspended sentence. he took the plight -- flight knowing he could face a lengthy prison sentence. global news 24 hours a day, on-air and quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm leigh-ann gerrans. this is bloomberg. francine: let's get straight to our top story, joe biden will become president this wednesday. thousands of national guard troops have been deployed to washington, d.c. ahead of the operation. the city is on high alert with multiple reports of threats on the lev

mr laschet is a popular choice, he is a very popular chap, actually., during his campaign and then in today's speech before the vote, of the fact that other three candidates, he is the only one who is in government right now. he runs that state. he spoke a lot about the day—to—day experience he has of dealing with all of the challenges that the three candidates were talking about. big question now of course is whether the party will indeed put him forward as their chancellor candidate in september. we are going to have to wait and see because they will not make a final decision on that person until the spring. it's been a source of tension between britain and spain for centuries, but the border which separates gibraltarfrom the spanish mainland could be taken down this year as part of a post—brexit agreement. the deal — which will allow the free movement of people — is prompting questions about the long—term future of the british territory. our europe correspondent gavin lee reports. entering the rock of gibraltar, 15,000 workers from spain cross the b

mr laschet is a popular choice, he is a very popular chap, actually.n and then in today's speech before the vote, of the fact that of the three candidates, he is the only one who is in government right now. he runs that state. he spoke a lot about the day—to—day experience he has of dealing with all of the challenges that the three candidates were talking about. big question now of course is whether the party will indeed put him forward as their chancellor candidate in september. we are going to have to wait and see because they will not make a final decision on that person until the spring. prince william has spoken about the impact of seeing death and suffering while working as an air ambulance pilot. in a video call with emergency responders and counsellors from hospice uk'sjust b bereavement support line, he said he could understand the immense pressure front line staff were under. a lot of the people, a lot of the public don't understand that when you're surrounded by that level of intense trauma, sadness and bereavement, it really does, it stays

important elections go in march to big stakes in germany in regional elections and see how armin laschet is doing, how the poles will turn out. so let's see. frankly, 16 years ago, no one thought angela merkel is charismatic enough, she was not very exciting, but that is exactly what the germans want. they are not as into... they kind of like it boring, let's put like that. in times like these when it is a pandemic going on and so on, we will see. the problem is with armin laschet, he was always considered, his management of a pandemic was considered very poor. his views on current domecq foreign foreign policies have been criticised very widely. so let's see. i would criticised very widely. so let's see. iwould not criticised very widely. so let's see. i would not bet on him become chancellor yet.— chancellor yet. really interesting. thank ou chancellor yet. really interesting. thank you very — chancellor yet. really interesting. thank you very much. _ now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello there. a lot of the snow has melted. we are looking to the north—west to

armin laschet is a popular person. he leads the most popular state. having day to day experience with dealing with all of the challenges the three candidates were talking about. big question now is whether the party will put them forward as their chancellor candidate in september. we will have to wait and see because there won't be a final decision on that person until the spring. police chiefs in the uk say that investigations have been compromised after thousands of fingerprint, dna and arrest records were accidentally deleted from the national computer. a letter sent by the national police chiefs council — and seen by bbc news — says the mistake might prevent officers from linking offenders to crime scenes. policing minister kit malthouse said officers are trying to recover the data. labour says the home secretary, priti patel will be responsible for criminals walking free . it's been a source of tension between britain and spain for centuries — but the border which separates gibraltarfrom the spanish mainland could be taken down this year as part

mr laschet is a popular choice, he is a very popular chap, actually.s campaign and then in today's speech before the vote, of the fact that of the three candidates, he is the only one who is in government right now. he runs that state. he spoke a lot about the day—to—day experience he has of dealing with all of the challenges that the three candidates were talking about. big question now of course is whether the party will indeed put him forward as their chancellor candidate in september. we are going to have to wait and see because they will not make a final decision on that person until the spring. uganda's long—time leader yoweri museveni has been declared the winner of the country's presidential election. museveni has held the post since 1986. uganda's electoral commission has dismissed allegations of vote rigging, made by opposition candidate bobi wine, a former pop star. dozens of people were killed during violence in the run—up to the election. the uk, france and germany are warning iran against carrying out work on uranium metal—based fuel if i

the election of armin laschet, the premier of north—rhine westphalia, puts him in a good position to mrs merkel as chancellor. germany goes to the polls in september. ten climbers from nepal have completed one of the last remaining challenges in mountaineering, reaching the summit of the world's second—highest peak, k2, in winter. it's the last of the 1a tallest mountains to have been conquered during the winter months. now on bbc news, for the first time, a mass movement is openly calling for reform of the monarchy in thailand — shattering a taboo surrounding the royal institution's near—sacred status. a warning this programme contains images some viewers may find upsetting. thailand is in the grip of a youthful uprising. inspired by hong kong, students armed with umbrellas and ideals have been taking on a military—backed government and a once untouchable monarchy. what we're seeing here is an epic battle between two competing visions for thailand. these youngsters are determined that their demands for reform of everything, including the monarchy, are both heard and acted on. and th

germany's christian democrats have elected armin laschet as their new leader — a key moment in the racekel as chancellor. now on bbc news, mark kermode brings you the film review. hello and welcome to the film review with me mark kermode. and despite the fact that covid has closed cinemas and put us in lockdown once again, there is still plenty of new movies for you to experience and enjoy in the comfort and safety of your own home. this week's most arresting release is dear comrades, the latest from acclaimed russian film—maker andrei konchalovsky. set in 1962 in a provincial town in the southern ussr, this increasingly harrowing drama stars acclaimed stage and screen actor yuliya vysotskaya as lyudmila, a party devotee with a nostalgia for stalinist ideas in the age of khrushchev. "what am i supposed to believe in if not communism", asks lyuda as her beliefs are challenged in the fallout of a factory strike and protest to which the army and kgb respond with deadly force. as the authorities rush to cover up a state—sponsored atrocity, lyuda searches for her missing daughter, for whose

germany's christian democrats have elected armin laschet as their new leader — a key moment in the racela merkel as chancellor. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the political commentatorjo phillips and the political editor of the sunday mirror and the sunday people, nigel nelson. welcome to you both. how are you? thank you. we welcome to you both. how are you? thank vom— welcome to you both. how are you? thank yon-— thank you. we will try to squeeze in the cricket for _ thank you. we will try to squeeze in the cricket for nigel _ thank you. we will try to squeeze in the cricket for nigel it _ thank you. we will try to squeeze in the cricket for nigel it later. - thank you. we will try to squeeze in the cricket for nigel it later. i - the cricket for nigel it later. i would be delighted. that's i the cricket for nigel it later. i - would be delighted. that's england auainst would be delighted. that's england a . ainst sri would be delighted. that's england against sri lanka _ would be delighted. that's england against sri la

germany's christian democrats have elected armin laschet as their new leader — a key moment in the raceo succeed angela merkel as chancellor. now on bbc news, for the first time a mass movement is openly calling for reform of the monarchy in thailand, shattering a taboo surrounding the royal institution's near—sacred status. a warning this programme contains images some viewers may find upsetting. thailand is in the grip of a youthful uprising. inspired by hong kong, students armed with umbrellas and ideals have been taking on a military backed government and a once untouchable monarchy. what we are seeing here is an epic battle between two competing visions for thailand. these youngsters are determined that their demands for reform of everything, including the monarchy, are both heard and acted on. and they are up against an establishment that is determined to keep thailand stable, conservative and with the monarchy and military at the very top. over the 20 years i have been reporting from thailand, there have been two constants. an army that won't stay out of politics... ..and a rever

angela merkel�*s party chooses armin laschet as leader, putting him in a strong position to succeed herwas the most fraud—free in the country's history — a claim disputed by the opposition. and a team of climbers from nepal conquer one of the last remaining challenges in mountaineering.

germany's christian democrats have elected armin laschet as their new leader — a key moment in the race merkel as chancellor. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. a double ton for the captain — joe root reaches 228 but sri lanka stage a fightback in the first test. 1a days in a hotel room — that's the reality facing almost 50 tennis players, after positive coronavirus tests on their flights to the australian open. and finally — a win for sam allardyce as west brom manager — they beat wolves at molineux. hello and welcome to sportsday. good evening — welcome to the programme. we're starting in sri lanka, where the home side staged a fight back on the third day of the first test. they finished the day on 156 for 2 in their second innings...but england still have a lead of 130, after a stunning double century from captainjoe root. joe wilson reports: the match was not yet england's but saturday morning wasjoe root�*s. straight to deep mid—wicket. well, by then, he'd made 228. a monumental innings. it felt like a match—winning performance. well, not yet.

germany's christian democrats have elected armin laschet as their new leader — a key moment in the raceerson in india to receive a covid vaccine — as the country begins to vaccinate more than 1.3 billion people. president—electjoe biden sets out plans to speed up immunisations in the united states — promising to vaccinate 100 million people within his first 100 days in office. our plan is as clear as it is bold — get more people vaccinated for free. calls for more support for the uk's travel and tourism sector — after the government imposes tougher restrictions on arrivals to keep out new strains of coronavirus.

germany's christian democrats have elected armin laschet as their new leader — a key moment in the racel as chancellor. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the travel show, what's in store for the year ahead? i think a phrase a lot of us can expect to hear in 2021 is "documents, please. " the world's tallest mountain. i really hope that the people who want to go and climb mount everest really understand the significance of this mountain, the sacredness of this mountain. i thought i'd seen everything! and a detox that is not for the squeamish. wow, the visual of it is the most shocking part. hello and welcome to the show. after a dramatic year, i am here in turkey to start my 2021 off on a more personal note with some strange alternative therapies. and if you've not heard of mad honey, stay tuned for that. but first, after a tumultuous year for travel, 2021 has got off to a gloomy start in the uk, with pretty much the entire country being back in lockdown. but with a vaccine just starting to be rolled out, can we begin to see the light at the end of the tunnel, and start to bu

germany's christian democrats have elected armin laschet as their new leader — a key moment in the raceerkel as chancellor. now on bbc news, our world tells the extraordinary story of the holidaymakers who found themselves trapped by an almighty wildfire at mammoth pools in california's sierra national forest. a warning this programme contains images some viewers may find distressing. 0n the labor day holiday weekend in september 2020, california was struck by its largest single fire on record, the creek fire. as tornadoes of fire ripped through the sierra national forest, hundreds of holidaymakers were stranded at mammoth pool reservoir. using footage shot at the scene, this is the story of the campers who were left with no way out. get in the lake! everybody get in the lake! get in! run! get in the lake! run! everybody, get in, get in, get in! get in! we were gearing up for a scorching hot labor day weekend as a strong ridge of high pressure sets up. # kmj!# splash the weather that weekend was absolutely beautiful. we could not have asked for a nicer weekend. the atmosphere was — it w

armin laschet is the cheerful and popular prime minister of north rhine westphalia. rottgen is mrs merkel�*s foreign affairs expert and former environment minister. he has run an energetic digital campaign targeting women and young voters. and after a decade away from politics, millionaire businessman friedrich merz excites traditionalists in the party unnerved by angela merkel�*s centrist politics. this senior politician is one of 1001 delegates who will vote this weekend in a secret ballot. we don't need someone, she says, who just wants to differentiate themselves from angela merkel. these were good times for germany, but after 16 years, we do need a fresh start. what matters to me is that we as a people's party win more female voters, more people from an immigration background, that we have gender parity in the government and that we improve our policies on climate change and digitalisation. you might assume, and it has often been the case, that the new party leader will become germany's next chancellor. it's not that simple. it will be spring before the party fi

germany's christian democrats have elected armin laschet as their new leader — a key moment in the raceeed angela merkel as chancellor. calls for more support for the travel and tourism sector — after the government imposes tougher restrictions on arrivals to keep out new strains of coronavirus. senior police officers say their investigations have been compromised — after hundreds of thousands of arrest records were deleted from the police national computer. now on bbc news, click. this week, it is the consumer electronics show, but not as we know it, featuring a tv camera crew with a box. wow! a payment chicken. and, in fact, something for all tastes... perfectly blended. ..or not. not the best choice of ingredients, though! every january, the tech world descends on las vegas for the consumer electronics show. it's a massive affair where companies launch their products for the year and fight to be seen and heard over the din. and this year... wind howls. ..not so much. not a casino or convention centre in sight! it's weird, really! after going to vegas every january for 15 years, i was

winds of change, germany's christian democrats elect armin laschet as the successor to chancellor angela white house, we take a look at his plans to rebuild the country's infrastructure and slowing economy.

germany's christian democrats have elected armin laschet as their new leader — a key moment in the raceangela merkel as chancellor. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with us, political commentatorjo phillips... a little bit wayward last hour, but thankfully, political editor of the sunday mirror and the sunday people, nigel nelson, is here too. the front pages. the sunday telegraph reports that all over—18s could have the coronavirus vaccine "by the end ofjune", as the government prepares to inoculate five million people a week. the sunday express also leads on the vaccination programme, adding that britain is "nearly on the home straight" to beating coronavirus after a record number of inoculations were carried out. the sunday times writes that plans are being drawn up by ministers to create quarantine hotels for people arriving into the uk from abroad, to stop new variants of the virus from spreading. the independent leads on keir starmer�*s call on the prime minister to formally announce an inquiry into the government's handling of t

germany's christian democrats have elected armin laschet as their new leader — a key moment in the raceeed angela merkel as chancellor. now on bbc news global questions, as president electjoe biden takes the oath of office to become the 46th president of the united states what will be his priorities? dealing with the pandemic tops his agenda. hello, i'm zainab adawi. welcome to global questions. joe biden says america is back and he'll repair global alliances fractured by donald trump. the us�*s reputation has taken a battering after pro trump protesters hammered their way into the country's seat of democracy. can america ever be great again? that's global questions. america's place in the world. well, to bring you this edition of global questions, as always, our two panelists and our questioners join us via video link from all over the world. let me tell you who's in the hot seat this week giving the answers. and we have two veterans and the cream of us politics. valerie jarrett was the longest serving senior adviser to president barack 0bama. she was co—chair of the 0bama transition t

germany's christian democrats have elected armin laschet as their new leader — a key moment in the racekel as chancellor. senior police officers say their investigations have been compromised — after hundreds of thousands of arrest records were deleted from the police national computer. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. donald trump has secured his unique place in the history books, the first president in american history to be impeached twice. what that means in practical terms isn't yet clear. there will be no trump trial in the senate beforejoe biden moves into the white house. but democrats do insist he will be held to account for the assault on the capitol. my guest is veteran lawyer alan dershowitz, part of the trump defence team in impeachment one. will he be involved in the sequel? and how will it play in a divided america? alan dershowitz in massachusetts, welcome to hardtalk. well, thank you so much. yesterday, we saw several records broken. 0ne record, the obvious one, that the president was impeached for the second time. but th

businessman friedrich merz, who is a conservative and appeals to the traditionalists in the party armin laschetlius is political editor of the newspaper sueddeutsche zeitung. hejoins me from munich. we should sketch out a bit of the background. people around the world and uk may not be familiar with this. this is about who leads the christian democrat party, not necessarily who becomes chancellor, but it could be an important indicator of that, couldn't it? ht indicator of that, couldn't it? ut is a powerful position which has now been decided. the reader will definitely have a say in who runs for the party in the upcoming general elections. never the less, it is a consecrated party. it is divided in germany and we have a sister party in bavaria and the csu's leader, the bavarian prime minister, is also a contender for the chancellorship. it is a decisive battle for who goes into the elections for the conservative leader. ~ ., ., ., _ elections for the conservative leader. ~ ., ., ., leader. what about the legacy of an . ler leader. what about the legacy of angler michael _ leader. what about t

the more conservatives want friedrich merz, and armin laschet has the biggest state behind him.'t know who is going to win this race. guy: yeah, hard to run a digital election if some of the people involved struggle with what a browser is. we will get the results late saturday, maybe early sunday, when we fix all the technical difficulties. iq for joining us today for that we greatly appreciate it. the director of bruegel. and little tick higher during the -- we are down but off our lows. it certainly has been a day that we have seen the cyclicals coming under pressure, the minors, oil, all down today. those are your final numbers. the u.s. is closed monday. we will have a press conference, boris johnson at 5:00 p.m. on the time, 12:00 p.m. eastern. the full on the table show coming up on digital radio at the top of the hour. this is bloomberg. ♪ ritika: this is bloomberg markets, the european close. i'm ritika gupta live in the principal room. this is bloomberg. ♪ alix: house speaker nancy pelosi talking about impeachment and also president-elect biden's plan. managers are prep

germany's christian democrats elect armin laschet as their new leader — a key moment in the race to succeed